Energy Store

Key Stage 3

Meaning

An energy store is a way in which energy can be kept in a system.

About Energy Stores

Energy Stores are associated with the movement or objects and position of objects in a field.

There are some energy stores you should know at this stage:

Thermal Energy Store The energy store associated with the temperature of an object. The higher the temperature the more the particles vibrate and faster they move in the material storing energy.	Elastic Potential Energy Store The energy store in stretched, squashed and twisted elastic objects.
Chemical Potential Energy Store The 'energy in chemicals that can be released in a chemical reaction.	Kinetic Energy Store The energy store of a moving object.
Magnetic Potential Energy Store The energy store of a magnetic object in a magnetic field.	Electrostatic Potential Energy Store The energy store of a charged object in an electric field.
Nuclear Potential Energy Store The energy store associated with Nuclear Fuel.	Gravitational Potential Energy Store The energy store of an object in a gravitational field.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

Energy stores are the different ways in which energy can reside in a system.

About Energy Stores

Energy Stores are associated with the movement of objects and position of objects in a field.

There are a number of energy stores that can be used to describe a system:

• Thermal Energy Store - Particles vibrating or moving around randomly in the material stores energy.
• Elastic Potential Energy Store - A stretched, squashed or twisted object stores energy.
• Chemical Potential Energy Store - Chemicals store energy that can be released in chemical reactions.
• Kinetic Energy Store - An moving objects stores energy.
• Magnetic Potential Energy Store - A magnetic object in a magnetic field stores energy.
• Electrostatic Potential Energy Store - A charged object in an electrostatic field stores energy.
• Nuclear Potential Energy Store - The nucleus of an atom stores energy that can be released in Nuclear Reactions.
• Gravitational Potential Energy Store - An object in a gravitational field stores energy.
• Internal Energy Store - A combination of the thermal energy store and all potential energy stores of the particles in an object.
• Vibrational Energy Store - A combination of energy stores that can be used to describe a vibrating object. For example a spring going up and down transfers energy between the kinetic energy store, elastic potential energy store and the gravitational potential energy store but this can be described more simply as the spring having a Vibrational Energy Store.

References

AQA

Energy stores, pages 11, 39, 41, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Energy stores, pages 21, 100, 101, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Energy stores, pages 22, 110, 111, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Energy stores, pages 2-3, 27, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA

Energy stores, pages 259-60, 282, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA

Energy stores; and work, page 265-6, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA

Energy stores; elastic potential, pages 11, 12, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; elastic potential, pages 27, 28, 141, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; elastic potential, pages 28, 29, 161, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; elastic potential, pages 28, 29, 161, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; gravitational potential, pages 11, 12, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; gravitational potential, pages 27, 28, 141, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; gravitational potential, pages 27, 28, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; kinetic, pages 11, 12, 15, 39, 41, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; kinetic, pages 25, 27, 30, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; kinetic, pages 26, 28, 31, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; thermal, pages 11, 13, 15-17, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; thermal, pages 29, 30, 39, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA

Energy stores; thermal, pages 30, 31, 41, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

Energy stores and transfers, pages 316-317, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel

Energy stores, page 61, GCSE Physics, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores, pages 156, 179, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores, pages 24, 65, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores, pages 34-35, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel

Energy stores; elastic potential, page 100, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores; elastic potential, page 206, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores; gravitational potential, page 156, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores; gravitational potential, page 24, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores; kinetic, page 156, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

Energy stores; kinetic, page 24, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel